Survey of Activities

New for the 114th Congress, the Committee on Rules published its Survey of Activities once per session. This publication will not only include myriad statistical profiles of the legislation handled by the committee, but information regarding the history of the Committee itself, House Rules changes, and the Committee oversight plan.

Survey of Activities for the 113th Congress:

Text of H. Rept. 113-726—Survey of Activities of the House Committee on Rules for the 113th Congress [PDF]

Text of H. Rept. 113-317— Survey of Activities of the House Committee on Rules for the First Session of the 113th Congress [PDF]

Addtional Volumes

House Practice: A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and Procedures of the HouseA reference source for information on the rules and selected precedents governing the House procedure.
:: Browsable-by-section GPO version [HTML]

Deschler's Precedents A reference source that identifies precedents and practices of the House from 1936-2012. Compilation was initially undertaken by House Parliamentarian Lewis Deschler; since 1986, they have been published under the title Deschler-Brown Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently, the series is compiled by Parliamentarian Emeritus Charles W. Johnson.
:: Browsable-by-section GPO version [HTML]

Hind's PrecedentsA multi-volume study of the historical origins and evolution of House procedures dating back to 1789.
:: Browsable-by-volume GPO version [HTML]

Cannon's PrecedentsA multi-volume study of the precedents of the House from 1908 to 1936, which supplements Hind's Precedents.
:: Browsable-by-volume GPO version [HTML]

Constitutional Authority Statements

Clause 7 of Rule XII requires that each bill or joint resolution introduced in the House be accompanied by a Constitutional Authority Statement citing the power(s) granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed law.